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 | Office of Teaching and Learning
Winter Newsletter 2015 |
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New pages on the OTL website
Did you know that the Teaching Resources section of the OTL website contains numerous tips, ideas, and advice for faculty members?
Check out some of our newest pages:
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DU Access to Academic Impressions
DU now has an institutional membership to Academic Impressions, a professional development resource for higher education faculty and administrators.
Click here to explore all the benefits of our AI Pro membership.
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The Modern Learning Committee at the Sturm College of Law and the OTL invite you to attend a presentation and hands-on workshop...
March 4, 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Ruffatto Hall Commons (KRH 106)
Blended learning environments combine the best of the face-to-face and online learning spaces to optimize student learning and engagement.
This dynamic presentation and workshop will be led by Aaron Dewald, the Associate Director of the Center of Innovation in Legal Education at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law. He is an expert in and lectures widely on the development and use of blended learning opportunities.
Register Now!
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Mark your calendars!
Teaching and Learning Week
March 30 - April 3
A week full of events designed to intrigue and inform. Including special guest James Lang (professor, author, Chronicle of Higher Education columnist) on April 2nd and 3rd.
Follow hashtag #DUTandLWeek for the latest updates and be on the lookout for more details!
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Canvas Transition - Only one more quarter of Blackboard!
Canvas will replace Blackboard as DU's Learning Management System after the Spring quarter. Blackboard will only be available until June 20, 2015.
Although many DU courses are now using Canvas, we only have one quarter left to complete the transition. If you haven't yet made the switch to Canvas, now is the time! Make sure to back-up all materials still in Blackboard that you don't already have saved!
Below are some resources you may find helpful during the final quarter of this transition period.
Please contact the OTL and sign up for a Canvas workshop to assist you during the transition.
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Canvas Workshops
Canvas Basics
This workshop is an introduction to Canvas and is intended for new users.
February 27 2:00-3:30 pm Register Now
Turn your Blackboard Course into a Canvas Course
This workshop is designed for instructors who have experience with Blackboard but are new to Canvas and need to convert existing course content.
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Continuing the Conversation: What are We Learning About Learning?
February 27, 2015
8:30am-10:30am
Sturm Hall Room 134
Register Now
You are invited to an interdisciplinary discussion of program assessment successes at DU. Share the things that are working well in improving programs and enhancing student learning. What assessment strategies are providing meaningful information? What evidence has your program gathered that led to particularly productive faculty discussions? How has the development and/or implementation of assessment processes been beneficial to the student learning experience?
In this workshop, find out about what other programs are doing and share the things that are working for you. Participants who complete the program will be able to:
- Identify assessment practices from other DU programs that create meaningful information about student learning.
- Articulate a more complex view of the role of assessment in enhancing the effectiveness of academic programs.
- Generate suggestions for changes in their own program processes that are likely to lead to more meaningful and manageable assessment of student learning.
Individuals and departmental teams are encouraged to attend.
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Two new faces at the OTL!
We are excited to introduce two new Instructional Designers at the Office of Teaching and Learning.
Heather Tobin
Heather has been working and teaching in higher education settings since 2002. She holds an MS in Higher Education with a specific focus on teaching and learning and also recently completed several Quality Matters certifications.
 Terri has worked at DU since 2006 and holds an MPS in Organizational Leadership from DU. She looks forward to working with faculty on course development and integrating educational technology.
Please stop by and help welcome Terri and Heather to the OTL!
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